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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 502

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    them on the ankle.
    Water found on a rock on a dry day was a good cure for warts by rubbing it around the wart. Gun powder and candle grease mixed was a good cure for cow-pock. The skin of an egg when boiled was a good cure for drawing boils.
    A cure for boils was baking soda it would not let it blister. Hemlock was also a good cure for cuts and burns. Puckie mushrooms got growing on an old tree was a good poultice and also the juice of raw potatoes. A cure for rheumatism was to carry a raw potato.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlehill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Garrett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlehill, Co. Mayo